The ThirdInternational Symposium on
Arid Climate Change and Sustainable Development
(ISACS-3)
September 2010, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
(First Circular)
The Third International Symposium on Arid Climate Change and Sustainable Development (ISACS-3) is to be held inLanzhou, China, September 2010.
Accompanied by global continuouswarming the distribution patterns of wet and dryareas have been changing. Frequency and intensity of extreme weather and climate events, such as drought, heat wave etc. areincreasingand theirimpacts are expanding. Drought as well as the correlative social and economic issues havedrawn more and more concerns of international communities. How to address to arid climate change andimplement sustainable development aregreatchallengesfor the wholeworld.
Northwest region of China,one of the most sensitive regions to global climate change, is hit by drought severely.SoISACS-3held here in Lanzhouwouldbe of great valuablefor promoting researcheson such areas all over the world. And it will play an active role in exchanging experiences and sharing research results, discussing social and economic development in arid regions, andpromoting cooperation among meteorologists and researchersworldwide.
The symposium focus on Responding to DroughtChallenge, including five themes: Technologies of monitoring, prediction and assessment on arid disasters, Observing and modeling of land surface processes in arid regions, Impacts of sand-dust aerosol on weather and climate, Rational utilization of climate and water resources in arid regions, and Characteristics and impacts of climate change in arid regions.
Time and Place
September 2010, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
Sponsors
ChinaMeteorological Administration (CMA)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
The People’s Government of Gansu Province of P.R.China
Organizers
Gansu Provincial Meteorological Bureau (GPMB), China
Gansu Meteorological Society (GMS), China
LanzhouUniversity
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI), CAS
Key Laboratory of Arid Climate Change and Disaster Reduction, CMA
Key Laboratory of Arid Climate Change and Disaster Reduction of Gansu
Symposium Objectives
Arid Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Symposium Themes
Technologies of monitoring, prediction and assessmenton arid disasters
Observing and modeling of land surface processes in arid regions
Impacts of sand-dust aerosolon weather and climate
Rational utilization of climate and water resources in arid regions
Characteristics and impacts of climate change in arid regions
Scientific Committee
Chairman:
Ding Yihui Academician, NationalClimateCenter, CMA
Members:
Bai Huzhi Prof., Lanzhou Institute of Arid Meteorology, CMA
Charles P.-A. Bourque Prof., Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management, Canada
Chen Xiaoguang Prof.,Qinghai Provincial Meteorological Bureau
Yehezkel Cohen Prof., Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences,Israel
Conway Declan Dr., University of East Anglia, UK
Gong Daoyi Prof.,BeijingNormalUniversity
Pavel Groisman Dr., National Climatic Data Center,USA
Michael J Hayes Dr., National Drought Mitigation Center, USA
Hu Zeyong Prof.,CAREERI, CAS
Feifei Jin Prof.,University of Hawaii, USA
Li Weijing Prof., NationalClimateCenter, CMA
Li Yaohui Prof., Lanzhou Institute of Arid Meteorology, CMA
Luo Yong Prof.,NationalClimateCenter, CMA
Ma Yaoming Prof., Tibetan Plateau Institute, CAS
Ma Zhuguo Prof., Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS
M. Manton Dr., Monash University, Australia
Niu Shengjie Prof., NanjingUniversity of Information Science & Technology
Pan Xuebiao Prof.,China Agricultural University
Soon-UngPark Prof.,Seoul National University, Korea
Zhaoxia Pu Prof., University of Utah, USA
Sun Jianning Prof.,NanjingUniversity
Tian Wenshou Prof.,LanzhouUniversity
Wang Naiang Prof.,LanzhouUniversity
Wang Shigong Prof.,LanzhouUniversity
Wen Jun Prof., CAREERI, CAS
Paul H. Whitfield Dr., MSC, Environment,Canada
X. Zeng Prof., Arizona University, USA
Zhang Qiang Prof.,Gansu Provincial Meteorological Bureau
Zhang Chaolin Dr., Earth Scientific Division, NSFC
Zhang Cunjie Prof.,NorthwestRegionalClimateCenter
Zhang Hongsheng Prof.,PekingUniversity
Huqiang Zhang Dr., Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre,Australia
Call for Papers
The symposium will print collection of abstracts.
Please submit abstractsof papersthrough logging in Symposium Homepage.
SymposiumLanguage
English
Expanding Plan
Arid field trip after the symposium
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Contact Persons
Mr. Xi Lizong Ms. Shi Zhijuan
Tel: 86-931-4670216-2463
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